Bateman
250 hour cadet is good at flying around at 250kts on a SIDs,follow a green line to a STAR and running down an ILS with ceiling and XW limits. Expecting too much more is fantasy.
My opinion. It takes a long time for that crew member to become highly competant and confident in an environment other than that which is benign on a STAR/SID, to an abnormal situation in whatever form. Glass can become information overload in an abnormal situation. Basic airmanship and skill levels not to be dismissed. Trouble is these aircraft are too reliable but........
Let's talk about Cadets and air safety. The vulnerable years when their experience and confidence is very low. How about case examples? I will start with one. There is an operator in the Middle East that came close to going broke. It is the only operator to have multiple Airbus write offs-a cadet watched a Captain fly into the water and on the other occassion the aircraft veered off the runway with cadet at the controls.
There is risk with inexperience. With the way pay and conditions are going for 737 pilots in Oceana, get the feeling General Aviation is upgrading with the inherent risk.